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Statement of Eligible Data Breach s 26WK Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited (ALSWA) has formed the view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been unauthorised access of information about its current and recent clients and/or any other member of the public...

The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited will CLOSE at 1.00 pm on Thursday 22nd December 2022 and RE-OPEN at 8.30am on Monday 9th January 2023. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. ...

ALSWA MEDIA STATEMENT 19 September 2022 ALSWA GIVES EVIDENCE TO THE DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION ABOUT THE APPALLING CONDITIONS IN PRISONS On 23 September 2022 ALSWA will give evidence to the Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability about the issues ALSWA clients face. Research has shown that...

ALSWA MEDIA STATEMENT 25 August 2022 SUPREME COURT OF WA DECLARES THAT LOCKDOWNS AT BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE ARE UNLAWFUL Today, 25 August 2022, the Supreme Court of WA has declared the lockdowns imposed on children at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are unlawful. Barrister Marina Georgiou instructed by the Aboriginal Legal Service of...

Friday 10 December 2021 A broad coalition of Western Australian community organisations today launched a major campaign for the Western Australian Parliament to adopt a Human Rights Act. The announcement was made at the event Towards a Human Rights Act for Western Australia, held on the anniversary of United Nations Human Rights Day...

Guests: Hayley O’Hara, Managing Solicitor of the ALSWA Custody Notification Service (CNS) and Dennis Eggington, ALSWA CEO. This is the final program for 2021. We look forward to returning to the airwaves in 2022. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Law-Matters-EP-1689-8-12-21.mp3"][/audio] Download  ...